COMING…
Accordion-Harmonica Duo Project
accordion class of Anne-Maria Hölscher (Hochschule Luzern) & composition class of Vykintas Baltakas (Conservatorium Maastricht)
New works for solo chromatic harmonica by Yuki Nakahashi, Zihan Zhao, Haodong Wang, Kyohei Sugihara
Duo Atemsäer, new work for piano and chromatic harmonica by Nikolas Agrafiotis
Vox Novus
Premiere of 15 new miniatures for solo chromatic harmonica by Brian Ellis, Sakiko Kosaka, Vinícius Nascimento, Alexander Unseth, Federico Pozzer, Leslie Melcher, Naoki Kondo, Willyn Whiting, Blair Whittington, Sebastian Ernesto PAFUNDO, Miriam Carpinetti, Miriam Carpinetti, Barry Paul Horrell, Per Lönnqvist, David Bohn, Comet Smith
13-17 August, 2025
«Himinglæva/ the wave through which you can see the sky»
Grosse Halle, Reitschule Bern Link
Céline Fankhauser Composer & Production
Onna Stäheli Conductor
Nora Werren Choreography
Bern, Switzerland
4-13 July, 2025
9th International Young Composers and Conductors Academy (IYCA)
Conducting Academy ︱Ensemble Modern
Coaches: Titus Engel, Oscar Bianchi, Francesca Verunelli, Anile Khumalo
Ticino, Switzerland
25 May, 2025
Reflets dans le présent
Rapperswil, Kapuzinerkirche, 19:30
<still echoes> (2025) for flote, harp, viola (Premiere)
Christoph Bösch, Flute
Estelle Costanzo, Harp
Friedemann Treiber, Viola
commissioned by Musiksommer am Zürichsee
Rapperswil, Switzerland
22-24 April, 2025
The Foundation for Contemporary Music in Poznań ︱International Contemporary Music Festival "Poznań Musical Spring"︱ Sepia Ensemble
Conducting Masterclass with Michał Janocha & Yaroslav Shemet
Witold Lutosławski: <Chain I> for 14 performers
Artur Kroschel: <Background> for chamber orchestra
Four new compositions for chamber orchestra
Poznań, Poland
12 April, 2025
<Trägheit>(2025)
Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana
Cond. Giuseppe Prete
Alessandro Bennardo, Flöte; Carlo Mistretta, Oboe
Hon Ning Cheung, Chromatische Harmonika
Guilherme Pereira Oliveira, Klarinette; Chorche Manso Tomey, Fagott
Michelangelo Lotito, Horn
Niccolò Gaudenzi, Trompete; Nicolò Bombelli , Posaune
Koichi Kameo, Alba Alegre, Perkussion
Berenike Brusis, Klavier
Virginia Vignera, Harfe
Aurora Ritorto , Matilde Sotgiu, Violine
Marko Thanasi, VIola; Sylvain Debray, Violoncello
Alessandro Pizzimento, Kontrabass
Lugano, Switzerland
11 April, 2025
<Trägheit>(2025) (Premiere)
Hochschule Luzern
Cond. Giuseppe Prete
Alessandro Bennardo, Flöte; Carlo Mistretta, Oboe
Hon Ning Cheung, Chromatische Harmonika
Guilherme Pereira Oliveira, Klarinette; Chorche Manso Tomey, Fagott
Michelangelo Lotito, Horn
Niccolò Gaudenzi, Trompete; Nicolò Bombelli , Posaune
Koichi Kameo, Alba Alegre, Perkussion
Berenike Brusis, Klavier
Virginia Vignera, Harfe
Aurora Ritorto , Matilde Sotgiu, Violine
Marko Thanasi, VIola; Sylvain Debray, Violoncello
Alessandro Pizzimento, Kontrabass
Luzern, Switzerland
5 April, 2025
Zug, Switzerland
2 April, 2025
<Weg I: Still Alive>
20:00 Kleine Halle, Südpol
Conducting:
Vykintas Baltakas: <Smokey Arnold>*
Wolfgang Rihm: <Nature Morte:Still Alive>*
Ethan Blackburn: <Disquiet>*
*Swiss Premiere
Luzern, Switzerland
13 Mar, 2025
SUZY — A Journey Through Inner Landscapes (Premiere)
Parkstad Limburg Theater 14:00
Aïsha Shapiama Michael narrator
Maria Pereira Ávila singer
Tamami Torsellini violin
Samia Moussavi viola
Lucia Molina clarinet
Sofia Milenkova piano
To Hoan Phuc Nguyen music
Samia Moussavi poetry
Hon Ning Cheung cond.
Heerlen, the Netherlands
17 Feb - 1 Mar, 2025
Impuls Academy
Composition masterclass with Franck Bedrossian, Francesco Filidei, Isabel Mundry
Graz, Austria
2 February, 2025
Nefelibata Sinfonietta: Nomads
12:00 Willem HIJSTEK Hall, Conservatorium Maastricht
Conducting:
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite - Berceuse & Finale （1919)
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1899-1963) I. Allegro ma non troppo
Maurice Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911)
Ethan Blackburn: Disquiet (2024)
Maastricht, the Netherlands
23 January, 2025
Contaminazioni Contemporanee a cura di AltreVoci Ensemble
20:30 Cinema Teatro Politeama
Conducting:
Gérard Grisey - Vortex temporum (I)
Pavia, Italy
20-23 January, 2025
AltreVoci Ensemble︱Conducting Masterclass with Marco Angius
Gérard Grisey: Vortex Temporum
Pierre Boulez: Dérive 1
Salvatore Sciarrino: Arioso a 5
Pavia, Italy
7 January, 2025
Lunchtime Konzert ︱ Harmonica Recital
12:30 Blackbox Kosmos, Hochschule Luzern
Music by Toru Takemitsu, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Joseph Horovitz, Francis Poulenc, Hyeok Son
Gabriela Hristova classical guitar
Kevin Fang & Josef Huber piano
Luzern, Switzerland
7 December, 2024
Dark Days ︱Hochschule Luzern
12:30 Blackbox Kosmos, Hochschule Luzern
<Zurückgehen> (<Gehen> rev. 2024.10) for ensemble
Ezequiel Brizuela, João Viana Pala, Flute
Nicky Schmidli, Oboe
Ramona Baumann, Léonard Wüthrich, Clarinet
Marco Medina, Bassoon
Léna Jallon, Harp
Paula Ibáñez Soriano, Alto saxophone
Irene Ballesteros, Regula Scherrer, Violin
Gleb Sidaruk, Cello
Pedro Borges, Percussions
Hon Ning Cheung, Cond.
Luzern, Switzerland
1 December, 2024
Conservatorio Puccini La Spezia ︱ LabMusCont vs Icarus Muzak
17:00 Conservatorio Giacomo Puccini
<Flux>(2024) for flute, harp, electric guitar, violin, cello, piano
performed by students at Conservatorio Puccini La Spezia
conducted by Andrea Nicoli
La Spezia, Italy
7 November, 2024
HfMDK Frankfurt︱Klassenabend Komposition
19:30 – 22:00, HfMDK, Kleiner Saal Link
Zhaolong Sun: <Ich (im Moment)> for chromatic harmonica and electronics
Frankfurt, Germany
16-20 October, 2024
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2024
Luc Döbereiner LAB - Speculative AI
Project on chromatic harmonica with algorithmic approach in compositions
donaueschingen, Germany
10-13 October, 2024
Festival Mixtur: Composition and Sound Experimentation Workshop
Composition masterclass with Luis NAÓN
schwärmen for solo violin
Violin: Anna Maria Fiore
Barcelona, Spain
1-9 September, 2024
Divertimento Ensemble: Orchestra Conducting Course 20th Edition
(Conducting mentor) Sandro Gorli︱(Voice) Alda Caiello︱Divertimento Ensemble
Program:
Michael Jarrell <Verästelungen> (2016)
Beat Furrer <Gaspra> (1988)
Arnold Schönberg <Pierrot lunaire> (1912)
Moncalvo, Italy
15 August, 2024
Kyohei Sugihara: <Hou nou V> Studio Recording
Percussions: Kyohei Sugihara
Harmonica: Hon Ning Cheung
Tokyo, Japan
22-27 July, 2024
VII International Music Festival KlexosLab ︱ Ictus Ensemble
Composition Workshop with Alessandro Perini
<Schwanken> for classical guitar, clarinet, violin, cello (Premiere)
26.7 20:00 San Francisco auditorium, Plasencia
Primoz Sukič, guitar
Dirk Descheemaeker, clarinet
Igor Semenoff, violin
Geert De Bièvre, cello
Plasencia, Spain
28th June, 2024
Maastricht, the Netherlands
<KLEI - 塑 - sù> (Premiere)︱ Theater performance by Jing Lin
12:00 Zwarte Zaal, Toneelacademie Maastricht
Concept, Scenery, Costume: Jing Lin
Actors: Birsu Tamer, Kyra Frijnts
Director: Dönci Bánki
Music: Hon Ning Cheung
17th June, 2024
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Conducting:
Moritz Moszkowski ‒ Piano Concerto in E major, Op 59 (II & III)
12:30 Willem HIJSTEK Concert Hall
Piano: Seulbi Cho
7th June, 2024
Maastricht, the Netherlands
<About Time> ︱ Bachelor Graduation Recital
20:00 Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouwe
<Denken> for solo classical guitar (2024)*
<Meta II> for soprano voice and chromatic harmonica (2024)*
<Flux> for ensemble (2024)
<Gehen> for percussions, piano and two ensembles (2024)*
<Im Schilf…> for chromatic harmonica and choir (2024)
4th June, 2024
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Ethan Blackburn Master Graduation Recital
19:00 Willem HIJSTEK Concert Hall, Conservatorium Maastricht
Conducting:
Ethan Blackburn <Disquiet> for alto saxophone, French horn, harp, celesta (Premiere)
Alto saxophone: Jorge Gómez Josa
French horn: Marina Mielgo Martin
Harp: Paula Vicente Romero
Celesta: Ethan Blackburn
Ethan Blackburn <Somethings that are numberless> for claviola and chromatic harmonica (Premiere)
Claviola: Ethan Blackburn
Chromatic harmonica: Hon Ning Cheung
14th April, 2024
Maastricht, the Netherlands
COMA Maastricht Anniversary Concert 2024
Intro in Situ, 16:00pm
<im Schilf...> (2024) for chromatic harmonica and choir (Premiere)
Commissioned by COMA Maastricht & Chamber Choir Maastricht
Hans Leenders (conductor) ︱Hon Ning Cheung (chromatic harmonica)
<Mono no aware> (2023) for clarinet quartet ︱Trio Quartet
7th April, 2024
Reggio Emilia, Italy
11:00
Masterclass Concert ︱Stefano Gervasoni ︱Icarus vs Muzak
Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali "Peri-Merulo", Reggio Emilia
Vincenzo Marco Battista
…di verde antico…, quadro per tre strumenti
Lisa Heute
La poésie de contours, per violoncello, flauto, arpa e chitarra
Hon Ning Cheung
Flux, per violino, violoncello, flauto, arpa, chitarra elettrica, pianoforte
Emmanuelle Da Costa
Trafitto da un raggio di sole, per violino, violoncello, flauto, arpa, chitarra elettrica, pianoforte
Davide Wang
Esercizi di umanizzazione, per violoncello, flauto e pianoforte
Davide Di Francescantonio
Persona, per voce recitante e sei strumenti
Yoko Morimyo, violino
Luca Colardo, violoncello
Claudia Piga, flauto
Alberto Delasa, clarinetto
Gilda Gianolio, arpa
Giorgio Genta, chitarra
Diego Petrella, pianoforte
7-11 December, 2023
Milan, Italy
Sound of Wander: geografie dell’ascolto︱International Composition Masterclass with Lisa Streich
<Dasein I> for chromatic harmonica & ensemble | Mdi Ensemble
24th November, 2023
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Nefelibata Sinfonietta︱Einojuhani Rautavaara Portrait Concert
Last Minutes Alive/V. Gift of Dreams Link
20:00 Conservatorium Maastricht, Willem HIJSTEK Hall
<Cantus Articus>: Concerto for birds and orchestra (1972) I. The Bog
Nefelibata Sinfonietta | Hon Ning Cheung
<Fantasia> Concerto for violin and orchestra (2015) (Dutch Premiere)
Nefelibata Sinfonietta | Txemi Etxebarria | Hon Ning Cheung (chromatic harmonica)
20th November, 2023
Cádiz, Spain
XXI Festival de Música Española de Cádiz
<Atemschaukel> for sextet (Premiere)
Ensemble Taller Sonoro
17-20 November, 2023
Cádiz, Spain
Cátedra Manuel de Falla Musical Analysis and Composition Course (2023 Edition)
Directed by Fabián Panisello | Ensemble Taller Sonoro
<Atemschaukel> for sextet
Udine, Italy
21.00 Teatro San Giorgio
29th October, 2023
Concorso Internazionale di Composizione Città di Udine Esecuzione delle opere vincitrici MIKROKOSMOS Link
Premio speciale della FIDAPA BPW Italy – Sezione di Udine<Atemsäer> for solo cello (Italian Premiere)
Performed by Francesca Favit
Reggio Emilia, Italy
13-16 October, 2023
International Composition Masterclass ︱Stefano Gervasoni
Reading session with Icarus vs Muzak Ensemble
Deutsches Glasmalerei-Museum
Linnich, Germany
24th September, 2023
<Der Wanderer> Konzertabend Link
Alina Palus - Sopran
Lilian Phan - Klavier
Hon Ning Cheung - chromatische Harmonika/Komposition
Andy Janssen - Klavier/Komposition
15-17 September, 2023
Sevilla, Spain
Cátedra Manuel de Falla Musical Analysis and Composition Course (2023 Edition)
Directed by Fabián Panisello
<Atemschaukel> for sextet /Ensemble Taller Sonoro
7th June, 2023
Theater aan het Vrijthof
Maastricht, NL
Conservatorium Maastricht New Music Week
14:00 - 15:30
Jisei for solo percussions (Dutch Premiere)
Percussions: Colin Crandal
Mono no Aware (Premiere)
Trio Quartet
Joana M. Albons(Cl I), Carlos G. Lázaro(Cl II),
Magali Sturm(Cl III), Elena Loaiza (Cl IV)
24th March, 2023
Conservatorium Maastricht
Maastricht, NL
Nefelibata New Music Collective: Last Minutes Alive: IV. In the Clouds
Willem HIJSTEK Concert Hall
20:00 - 21:30
Torū Takemitsu 小さな空 (Small Sky)
明日ハ晴レカナ、曇リカナ (Will tomorrow, I wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear?)
Hon Ning Cheung Vague
Riccardo Perugini Fabula Nubeculata*
Oswald Huỳnh Cloud Walker*
Kyohei Sugihara Viewing Clouds at the Seaside*
Hon Ning Cheung Cloud Trace*: Duo concerto for classical guitar, cello and chamber orchestra
Piano: Laura Oliver Lopez
Classical guitar: Edoardo Gatta
Cello: Giovanni Landini
Conductor: Txemi Etxebarria
Himmel Choir | Wolken Trio | Nefelibata Sinfonietta
* Premiere
28th February, 2023
Prins Claus Conservatorium
Groningen, NL
Groningen Guitar Festival 2023 | Opening Concert
Dutch Guitar Foundation
Liying Zhu | Kristina Vårlid | Campbell Diamond
“Mångata” for solo classical guitar (Premiere) performed by Kristina Vårlid
12-18 February 2023
Budapest Music Center
Budapest, HU
Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation
Masterclass with Stefano Gervasoni & Peter Eötvös
Featuring: Ars Nova Ensemble (FR), András Szalai (cimbalom soloist)
Stefano Gervasoni Gramigna (Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, 2009-2015)
Johannes Brahms Serenade no. 1. (nonet version)
3rd February, 2023
Conservatorium Maastricht
Maastricht, NL
Chamber Music Concert | Aava Trio
Class of Anastasia Safonova
Willem HIJSTEK Concert Hall
19:00 - 21:30
Piano: Seulbi Cho
Clarinet: Carlos González Lázaro
Chromatic Harmonica: Hon Ning Cheung
Amy Beach: Piano Trio Op.150 I. Allegro
28th January, 2023
Conservatorium Maastricht
Maastricht, NL
Night of Classical Music | Atemsäer Duo | Holzbrise Duo
Atemsäer Duo 20:45 – 21:15 (BON 408) with Lilian Phan (Pno.)
Michael Spivakovsky Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra
I. Fuocoso - Dance Drôle
II. Romance
III. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo
Olivier Messiaen Trois Mélodies
Einojuhani Rautavaara Whispering
Holzbrise Duo 23:15 - 23:45 (BON Jeker Meeting Room) with Vassilis Poulios (Gtr.)
Tōru Takemitsu 小さな空 (Small Sky) & Equinox (Arr. for harmonica & classical guitar)
Jacques Hétu Suite for Guitar, Op. 41 (I & V)
Kyohei Sugihara Monodrama II for Harmonica solo
Coco Nelegatti Tres Tangos Argentinos
I. El Chiche
II. La Perlita
III. Por Si Acaso
20th January, 2023 19:30
Breulingstraat 18
Maastricht, NL
Noctilucent | Wolken Trio
Olivier Messiaen - Trois Mélodies
Einojuhani Rautavaara - Whispering
Edison Denisov - Schwarzen Wolken
Oswald Huỳnh - Cloud Walker
Kyohei Sugihara - Viewing Clouds at the Seaside
Tickets: €5
Event link: https://fb.me/e/2gOdWCQfE
15th January, 2023 19:30
Leopoldskerkje
Meerssen, NL
Uitwaaien | Recital by Holzbrise Duo
Tōru Takemitsu 小さな空 (Small Sky) & Equinox (Arr. for harmonica & classical guitar)
Jacques Hétu Suite for Guitar, Op. 41 (I & V)
Kyohei Sugihara Monodrama II for Harmonica solo （Premiere）
Coco Nelegatti Tres Tangos Argentinos
I. El Chiche
II. La Perlita
III. Por Si Acaso
Classical guitar Vassilis Poulios
Chromatic harmonica Hon Ning Cheung
Tickets
Free Registration via muziekakkoord@gmail.com
Or Online Form via https://www.hetleopoldskerkje.nl/zondagavond/
31st Dec — 7th Jan, 2023
Studio Annette
Tel Aviv, ISR
CEME Festival & Mastercourse with Yair Klartag
5th Jan 2023, 19:30
Atemsäer for solo cello (premiered by Yoni Gotlibovitch)